Navigating Friendships Bible Study

I’m beginning our third Not Consumed study with my class of 10-15 year olds and the Lord has convicted me that I need to figure out how to reconcile my relationship with my brother. The Parent Guide even mentioned that if I don’t have a good relationship with my siblings, to mention it to the ones doing the study with me. I did and started crying. Apparently, I didn’t realize what it meant to me. So…my husband and I are planning a trip this summer to visit him so that I can talk face-to-face and hopefully heal our relationship after 10 years of little communication. Thank you for helping the leaders to be transparent and giving us the tools to show the students “what not to do”.

I bought this study for my boys (7 and 10). They both have multiple exceptionalities which makes navigating relationships even more challenging. My only regret about this study is that I didn't buy a parent guide for me! Even as an adult, navigating relationships can be challenging. This may be one of my favorite studies we've done from Not Consumed.

Not only am I loving the content for my kids, but as an adult who has grown up in the church, this is a topic that I’m learning so much for myself! The analogies and questions are great. We love that the length of the studies is shorter and the stickers are a huge hit in our household. So thankful to help develop quiet times in our home.

We did this study twice over because life kept happening and it was great both times! We really enjoyed how it made us think and work together as we "navigated friendships!"

I did this study with my 10 and 13 year old. It was a great conversation starter for many of the issue we are facing and will be facing with friendships, especially over the next few years. A lot of good reminders for mom about my “crew” and building friendships too!

We have done many of the Not Consumed Bible Studies, and this is by far our favorite! The illustration about building friendships from the inside out, using the example of a boat/ship, has truly stuck with my kiddos. The Scripture used really helped my girls through a difficult time with being hurt by friends (even those who are believers), so they could heal, and learn how to be a good friend themselves. Most importantly, my girls are now thinking about and making wise decisions about which friends should go in which category and the reasons why. Life changing! Soo thankful for these resources as a mom!

We just moved to a new church community and our older children (ages 16, 14, 10) are needing to make friends. Doing this Bible study together helped them each navigate choosing friends wisely and learning to be the kind of friend they'd want to have. I really enjoyed how the Bible study started by placing parents and siblings as the closest friends and building from there to a select couple friends. Very applicable to family relationships as well.

I hosted and lead a small group this past summer using this study. We all loved! Parents and kids ranging from 4 years old to 12 years old. It was an awesome study to do in between school years and for those that were about to be starting new schools.

My stepdaughter is in Middle School and the girls this age can be mean. My stepdaughter said she learned so much from this study and thinks all middle school girls should complete it!